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1981 Issue
1981
Nickel
0.5022 oz
.9999 pure
0.5022 oz
71,300 minted
1 dollar CAD
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1 dollar 1981 - Specimen

1981

A 1981.9999 nickel 1 dollar weighing 0.5022 oz (15.62g), 32.13 mm diameter. Reverse: Voyageur and Indigenous man paddling birch-bark canoe. Mintage: 71,300. Specimen finish.

Metal Nickel (.9999 pure)
Weight 0.5022 oz (15.62 g)
Mintage 71,300
Denomination 1 dollar
Diameter 32.13 mm
Edge Reeded
Finish Specimen
Series Specimen Set
Obverse Arnold Machin
Reverse Emanuel Otto Hahn
Rarity Limited
Est. Value $5-$12 CAD
Status Available
Identification Tips
32.13 mm diameter. Reeded edge. Nickel.
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Collector Research Notes

Voyageur and Indigenous man paddling birch-bark canoe

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